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audi
Arabia
has been an active partner in the U.S.-led war on
international terrorism. It has worked openly, as well as
behind the scenes, with the
United States
, the United Nations and other countries and international
organizations to seek out perpetrators and eliminate sources
of funding for terrorists. The comments below reflect the
depth of the Saudi commitment to this campaign. |
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“
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s far as the Saudi
Arabians go ... they’ve been nothing but cooperative.”
—U.S.
President George W. Bush,
September 24, 2001
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“
Saudi
Arabia
is a long-standing friend and a long-standing ally. … We very much
appreciate the way they are cooperating in the global war against
terrorism.”
— White House Spokesman
Scott McClellan,
August 6, 2002
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“We’re going to continue to work cooperatively with the Saudis on a
host of issues. The Saudi cooperation has been strong, and we’ll
continue to work with them.”
—
White House Spokesman
A
ri Fleischer,
June 19, 2002
• “The President believes the
current arrangements are working and working well … [and he] thanked
Saudi
A
rabia
for their friendship, cooperation and help.”
—
White House Spokesman
A
ri Fleischer,
January 18, 2002
• “
Saudi
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rabia
has been helpful across the board in areas dealing with financing, [and]
the President is very pleased with the cooperation of the Saudi
government.”
— White House Spokesman
A
ri Fleischer,
November 19, 2001
• “
Saudi
Arabia
has been prominent among the countries acting against the accounts of
terrorist organizations … and I am delighted that
Saudi
Arabia
… has just ratified [the International Convention for the Suppression of
the Financing of Terrorism].”
—
U.S.
Secretary of State Colin Powell,
November 7, 2001
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“The Saudis have been responsive on all of the things that we have asked
them to do.”
—
U.S.
Secretary of State Colin Powell,
October 31, 2001
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“US-Saudi counter-terrorism cooperation has been very solid, and we have
every expectation to believe that that will continue. ... We share a broad
array of interests, including a common vision of peace, stability and
prosperity in the region.”
—
U.S.
State Department Spokesman Philip T. Reeker,
August 12, 2002
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“The
United States
and
Saudi
A
rabia
enjoy excellent relations. … We’re pleased that we've been able to
expand this relationship to include common efforts against the threat of
international terrorism. The Saudi government has cooperated in the
international campaign against terrorism, and we welcome steps taken by
Saudi
Arabia
to help combat the problem of terrorism financing, an important aspect of
our war on terrorism globally.”
—
U.S.
State Department Spokesman Philip Reeker,
August 6, 2002
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“I think we’ve continued to have very good cooperation, to be fully
satisfied with Saudi
Arabia as we work together on the important financial aspect of the war
against terrorism.”
—
U.S.
State Department Spokesman Philip Reeker,
April 3, 2002
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“We’re very satisfied with Saudi cooperation. They’ve been with us
in many areas of this coalition in
Afghanistan
] and many of the steps that need to be taken.
… They’ve worked with us on a number of military requests that we’ve
had.
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nd we’re working together in the financial area as well. … We’ve
found that they’ve been together on everything we’ve asked.”
—
U.S.
State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher,
October 11, 2001
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“We have had a long, close relationship with Saudi
Arabia
.”
—
U.S.
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld,
August 7, 2002
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